Shelby Hawkins

1 week ago | news.wttw.com | Shelby Hawkins

Illinois Bill Would Allow Terminally Ill Adults to End Their Lives With Medical Assistance As Illinois lawmakers consider a bill that would allow terminally ill adults to end their lives with medical assistance, opponents warn the measure could worsen longstanding disparities in health care, especially for people who live below the poverty line, are disabled or are incarcerated. An Illinois House of Representatives committee voted Wednesday to push the bill forward.

1 week ago | news.wttw.com | Shelby Hawkins

Lesser-known Black female heroes are taking center stage in a new opera aptly called “She Who Dared” at the Chicago Opera Theater. The opera spotlights the women who challenged segregation in Montgomery, using classical music infused with sounds of gospel, jazz and the blues to tell the story centered around seven women.

2 weeks ago | news.wttw.com | Shelby Hawkins

It’s been nearly five years since George Floyd was murdered. The 46-year old Black father of five was arrested for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill at a Minneapolis convenience store, prompting one of four police officers on the scene to kneel on Floyd’s neck and back for more than nine minutes, asphyxiating him. Nationwide protests erupted in the summer of 2020, a so-called racial reckoning, shortly after a video of the killing surfaced online.

3 weeks ago | news.wttw.com | Shelby Hawkins

Week in Review: Johnson Marks 2 Years in Office; Supreme Court Hears Birthright Citizenship Case Mayor Brandon Johnson reflects on changes to policy and his personal life as he marks two years in office. Violent crime is down, and the migrant crisis is fading from the spotlight — but other challenges emerge, like a worsening financial picture and federal funding threats. Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss jumps in the race to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky.

1 month ago | news.wttw.com | Shelby Hawkins

Week in Review: Chicago Gets a Pope; Senate Race Gets Crowded [cky_video_placeholder_title] After a two-day conclave, the Catholic Church has a new leader — and he’s from Chicago. In a shock announcement, the group of 133 cardinals elected Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost to be the first American Pope. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, will be known as Pope Leo XIV. The Trump administration sent a message to Illinois Gov.